Cocoa bean production in Cuba
Cuba: Cocoa bean production was 1,463 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,463 tonnes
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
34th
of 62 countries
All-time high
3,000 tonnes
in 1992
All-time low
245 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean production in Cuba is 1,463 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production in Cuba peaked at 3,000 tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 245 tonnes, in 2017.
That places Cuba 34th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2,387 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 2,516 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 1,204 tonnes | -52.1% |
| 1965 | 2,154 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1966 | 2,019 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 1,459 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1968 | 1,939 tonnes | +32.9% |
| 1969 | 1,234 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1970 | 1,330 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 1,353 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1,900 tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1973 | 1,743 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 1,356 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 1,251 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 1,353 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 1,182 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 1,582 tonnes | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 1,614 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,242 tonnes | -23.0% |
| 1981 | 1,536 tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 1,706 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 1,840 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 1,923 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1,896 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2,102 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 2,203 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 2,259 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2,566 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 2,428 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 1,912 tonnes | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 3,000 tonnes | +56.9% |
| 1993 | 1,800 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 1,334 tonnes | -25.9% |
| 1995 | 2,100 tonnes | +57.4% |
| 1996 | 1,900 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 1,400 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 1,900 tonnes | +35.7% |
| 1999 | 1,900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,900 tonnes | +52.6% |
| 2001 | 1,900 tonnes | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 1,301 tonnes | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 1,500 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 1,846 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 2,067 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 2,120 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,379 tonnes | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 1,100 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 1,387 tonnes | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 1,709 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 1,510 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 2,027 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 1,425 tonnes | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 2,188 tonnes | +53.5% |
| 2015 | 1,500 tonnes | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 2,058 tonnes | +37.2% |
| 2017 | 245 tonnes | -88.1% |
| 2018 | 1,012 tonnes | +313.1% |
| 2019 | 1,799 tonnes | +77.8% |
| 2020 | 1,577 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1,472 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,429 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,668 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 1,463 tonnes | -12.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,463 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 541.36 tonnes, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,463 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean production in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +313.1% | 245 tonnes | 1,012 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,935 tonnes | 1,204 tonnes | 2,516 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,466 tonnes | 1,182 tonnes | 1,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,927 tonnes | 1,242 tonnes | 2,566 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,967 tonnes | 1,334 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,750 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 2,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,547 tonnes | 245 tonnes | 2,188 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,522 tonnes | 1,429 tonnes | 1,668 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean production in Cuba?
- Cocoa bean production in Cuba was 1,463 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 245 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for cocoa bean production?
- Cuba ranks 34th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.